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were seeking opportunity to implore her to
use ner influence with the Governor in behalf
or the Anarchists under sentence.
GOVERNOR oGLEsBY.

He LIS Giving the Case Close Attention. but Ie
Is Thought He Will Not Interfere.
SPRINGFIELD. ILL.,, Nov. 4-The Reporter of
the Supreme Court delivered to the Governor
this morning the first copies of the advance
sheets of the opinion of the Illinois Supreme
Court in the Anarchist case. Governor Oglesbv
is busily engaged at the executive mansion in
examining the records of the case, the decisions
of the Illinois and United States Supreme
Courts, newspaper editorials and reports of the
public expressions of prominent men. Since he
entered upon this task he has not made his ap-
pearance at the executive Office until
nearly the hour. and then only to
remain for few minutes. After this he
retlres again to the mansion and devotes his at
tention To the careful inspection of the case and
the matter which may have come by mail to
him during the morning. Since the decision OF
the United States Supreme Court refusing the
writ OF error, the mail of the Governors Office
has more than doubled. and the Office force has
been busily engaged In the disposal of the &C
cumulation until nearly midnight. The petit
tons that have been circulated in various cities
in behalf of the Anarchists have net begun to
arrive, and the mail consists mainly of iudi-
vioual appeals Governor Ogiesby arrived at
the executive Office shortly before noon TO-DAY.
The mornings mail was full of anarch isti:
communications from all parts of the
country, but their contents were not disclosed.
He said the letters of Engel. Lineg and Fischer
have never reached him. Parsons's letter had
not been received and it may be said for the
Governor that he has only newspaper reports
authority for the statement that these men will
refuse to accept q commutation to life imprison-
ment and demand liberty or death. Every off,
cial and employe about the State-hous and all
the politicians and men about town who have
acquaintance with the Governor. are firm in the
belief that he W i'll not interfere with the execu-
tion of the sentence of the court. 1t is expected
by those near the Governor that he will make
NO official order, but simply permit the law to
take its course
Mrs. NJ. A. Miller, Of Chicago, arrived in the
city at II O'clock to-day for the purpose of ap-
pealing to the Governor in behalf of the Anarch-
lists. She made her headquarters at the Wom-
ans Exchange, attachment of the w. G. Il.
o., and went directly to the executive mansion.
She found the Governor at home and stated her
case. She afserward said that she received re-
spectful attention, but she was not satisfied with
the result. The Governor would not give her
any indication what he is likely to do Mrs.
Miller said she thought Governor Oglesby very
strongly inclined to let the law take its course;
that he evidently believes in not interfering
with the operations of the law without good
reasons therefor, and that she not able
impress him very strongly with her views of the
innocence of the condemned. She was much
discouraged to ascertain that the Governor is O
believer in capital punishment That discovery
almost disheartened her. Mrs. Miller came
away from the executive mansion with very
little encouragement She proposed to the w.
c. I. q. ladies that day of prayer be ordered,
but the proposition received no favor and later
in the day she left for ST Louis.